Monthly Archives November 2014

How to password-protect documents

MS Office docs (MS Word, Excel, etc.) – To password protect a document in Office 2013 or Office 2010, click the File menu, click the Protect Document button in the Info section, and select Encrypt With Password. You’ll be prompted to enter a password, which you’ll have to provide each time you open the document in the future. (convey the password separately by phone or text, or in a separate email if necessary.)  You can also fully decrypt the document in the future, removing the need for a password. If that doesn’t work for you, you might check this out:
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Categories: 1-Communications Devices and General Information.

LA – general local supply info & tips

Two local survival supply sources in the LA Foothills area: SOS Survival in Van Nuys –   They also have classes on survival skills and such. 15705 Strathern St., #11, Van Nuys, CA 91406 800.479.7998  Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm PST, Saturday 8am – 4pm Safe ‘n’ Ready Emergency Supplies in Pasadena – 245 S. Rosemead Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (626) 744-9095  Mon-Sat 10-5   OTHER for food storage: HOME DEPOT – 5 gallon  paint buckets (about $5 each), and get the twist-on, airtight lids (about $7.50 each) 100-hour liquid candle – AMAZON Heavy duty 3-mil weight contractor plastic bags, 32 42-gallon,
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Categories: General Information and LA Only.

Further to the concept of Emergency Preventingness – My thoughts on prepping “under the radar.”

Leading the Way to a New Civilization By Brett A. Fernau Part 2: Helping or Hiding There are some emergency preparedness enthusiasts, often referred to as “preppers,” who advocate extreme secrecy in all their preparedness activities. I understand their viewpoint, though I do not altogether share it. If you are concerned only with your own survival, or the survival of your own small group, then I can see where secrecy is a priority. You wouldn’t want to advertise the fact that you have water and food supplies cached in your basement, or that you are prepared to defend yourself, your
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Categories: General Information.

Instant hat on Communicating through our Website

Instant hat on Communicating through our Website NOTE re use of public email: Here’s some comm from Lee Wilson:  CPG PL #5 was not intended to be a stop on comm or complicated, we are just tightening up security for the future. We need to wean ourselves away from so much email. This was the intention behind “Also we will not discuss agendas, plans, organization or any other business of CPG in or on a public email and limited brief communication on phones.” If one must use public email, just don’t say what group – just refer to our group,
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Categories: 1-Communications Devices and General Information.

New Name for Our Group

Hi All, We have finished the survey for our group’s new name and by a wide margin it was voted in as Community Preparedness Group. This will serve us well and can be used for survival and preparation hatting and training. There are also 5 policies under Key Organizational References and there are 2 more to come. We are working on Flushing out the Admin Scale and have the Ideal Scene to add as well as the rest of the items. Here’s are our standard Logo The 4 apples, petals or whatever can represent the first 4 dynamics or the
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Categories: *Special Announcements and Key Organizational Referecnes.

Policy #5 Security and Communication in CPG

                           COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS GROUP                                    COMMUNICATION OFFICE                             CPG Policy #5 of 23 October 2014 Revised December 7, 2014 All Group Members Division 1 SECURITY AND COMMUNICATION As we move forward and expand into local CPG groups, the following policies are to help us communicate as needed to accomplish our goals, while practicing common sense and good security to avoid unnecessarily drawing unwanted attention. This means both personal security and raising our awareness of the people and environment around us, as well as what we communicate and how. Ideally, communications will be on a face-to-face basis in a safe space,
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Categories: 1-Communications Devices and Key Organizational Referecnes.

Online Security Protection Course

Stu Sjouwerman’s business is setting up online protection and security for large corporations and companies. He has graciously given all members of CPG (Community Preparedness Group) their online security course for free, which they normally sell – this is not for corporations but for individuals. For anyone who wants the course please let me know by sending an email to me with the title “Course Yes” and that’s all, and I will include you in the list. For new members I will include this post link in the new members email and submit the list to his company only
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Categories: 1-Communications Devices, 4a-Security Defense, and Videos.